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scorpio0001

Since FastMart’s highest priority is to maximize sales, the obvious strategy for it is to stock regular syrup.

这里的sale是指什么意思，我原来认为是销量的意思，与价格无关。但是在现代汉语字典里有销售额的意思，而美国传统字典里没有销售额的意思，请NN解释一下。

yuliyang

is pancake syrup low-calorie syrup?

carmenleaf

以下是引用scorpio0001在2005-3-16 14:16:00的发言：

Since FastMart’s highest priority is to maximize sales, the obvious strategy for it is to stock regular syrup.

这里的sale是指什么意思，我原来认为是销量的意思，与价格无关。但是在现代汉语字典里有销售额的意思，而美国传统字典里没有销售额的意思，请NN解释一下。

LONGMAN:

sales:[plural] the total number of products that are sold during a particular period of time

dreamerps

D

milanforever

sales的确有销售额的含义。请看下面的文字。

“ In 2003, Wal-Mart spent $1.4 billion on its health insurance. This amounts to an employer contribution of around only $0.75 an hour per employee. This accounts for approximately a half-percent of Wal-Mart's $259 billion in sales in 2003. (Wal-Mart 5500 Filings, Wal-Mart Annual Report). “

对于这道题，我是选了C, 但是看了大家的讨论后，确定答案应该是D。

C的致命伤在于没有说清楚: "Regular syrup does not sell for a higher price per unit than low-calorie syrup" 翻译为“普通糖浆的价格不比低糖糖浆高“。 可理解为“普通糖浆的价格等于或低于低糖糖浆的价格“。

如果两者价格相等，起不到weaken的作用。

如果普通糖浆的价格低于低糖糖浆的价格， 我们需要make a future assumption (普通糖浆的销售量不足以弥补它的低价格对普通糖浆销售额的负面冲击) to weaken。

D却很清晰 （只要不钻牛角尖）。

fryday_y

Yes, D

追逐梦想2006

狡诈的题目

2. People who prefer low-calorie syrup generally use about the same amount of syrup on their pancakes as those who prefer regular syrup.

我和楼主一样理解错了，理解成prefer 低卡的人用量（不是购买量）和正常的一样多

而且还明确说明是用在pancake上面的。郁闷！

nelsonliao009

我支持D

D表达的意思: 如果没有regular的话,喜欢regular的人会买low-calorie的,但是喜欢low-calorie的人不会买regular

假设以下,超市不卖regular,只卖low-calorie的话,不管是喜欢low-calorie的,还是喜欢regular的顾客都会买low-calorie的,

所以超市的最佳选择就是只买low-calorie,这样可以满足100%的顾客需求.

weaken 结论 "stock regular syrup."

jzzbeyond

结论是to increase maximum sales, 不是profit 和价格无关

所以C错

eyda_c

C错：support 结论